Wine tasting, silent auction to enhance Salisbury Singers concert

WORCESTER — Salisbury Singers will perform famous choruses from “Carmen,” “La Traviata,” “Lucia di Lammermoor” and more at “A Night at the Opera,” also featuring complimentary wine tastings and a silent auction at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 15, at the First Unitarian Church, 90 Main St., Worcester.

Tickets are $20, $18 senior citizens and students, and may be purchased at salisburysingers. org or 508-799-3848. Proceeds support the nonprofit chorus.

“We’re very excited about the performance and fundraiser and hope that the popular program will draw new audiences,” said Marieke Peleman, a Salisbury Singers Inc. board member who lives in Holden. “The size of the chorus and high quality of its performances make Salisbury Singers a cultural force in Central Massachusetts.”

Fifty singers will be joined by professional soloists soprano Andrea Matthews, mezzo-soprano Gale Fuller, tenor Ray Bauwens and baritone John Whittlesey.

During an extended intermission, audience members will be invited to taste a variety of wines courtesy of O’Hara’s Wine and Liquors, 402 W. Boylston St., Worcester. Owner Jim Vasiliadis will provide a list of the wines available at his store, with special pricing for the Salisbury Singers’ audience.